Category Archives: babies with glasses

when are children prescribed glasses

I recently got a question about when a doctor might not prescribe glasses for a child, even if the child was nearsighted or farsighted.  I did some research and found consensus guidelines for prescribing glasses published by the American Academy of Ophthalmology (Pediatric Eye Evaluations: Screening and Comprehensive Ophthalmic Evaluation, 2007, link to full text).Continue reading “when are children prescribed glasses”

Reader question: siblings of a child in glasses

This came up in a comment from Erin, “I would love to hear what people say about the younger siblings is the glasses.  My son is ALWAYS grabbing at mine and my husbands and we’re not as close to the ground as my daughter is.” Zoe is an only child, so we don’t have anyContinue reading “Reader question: siblings of a child in glasses”

Polls: How often have you replaced your child’s glasses for non-prescription change reasons?

Since GeorgeB asked…  How often have you had to replace your child’s frames or lenses in the past year for non-prescription related reasons (that would be broken or scratched lenses, or outgrown, broken, bent, twisted, or otherwise destroyed frames).  I did two polls, one for lenses and one for frames.  You can vote more thanContinue reading “Polls: How often have you replaced your child’s glasses for non-prescription change reasons?”

how often do your child’s glasses prescriptions change

A friend asked me this morning how often you could expect a child’s glasses prescription to change, and I don’t have a good answer (though I’ll try to do some research when I get a chance).  The answer will no doubt depend on your child’s age, and their vision, but I wanted to get aContinue reading “how often do your child’s glasses prescriptions change”

kids’ glasses and personality

I ran across a tweet this afternoon that got me thinking: VisionExpo 73% of American’s believe a person’s choice of eyeglasses reflect their personality, data courtesy of VisionWatch… What do you think??? Do your kids’ glasses reflect their personalities?   Do they reflect yours?  Or do they reflect the often paltry selection that you have toContinue reading “kids’ glasses and personality”

some quick links

I have a whole lot of questions and things to post, I’m trying to get through stuff in my inbox (which reminds me, if you have questions or topics you want posted, email me ann@shinypebble.com or just post a comment).  So here are some links I wanted to pass along: Another sunglasses option – IContinue reading “some quick links”

Teaching your child to put on their glasses

I’m wondering if any of you worked specifically on teaching your children how to put their glasses on.  At what age did you let them start putting them on themselves? When we first got Zoe her glasses, one of my concerns was how to help a 14 month old learn to put glasses on withoutContinue reading “Teaching your child to put on their glasses”

Round up of sunglasses options for children with glasses

When your child is wears glasses, the question of sunglasses can be complicated.  We can’t just stop by the local store and pick up a pair of inexpensive kid’s glasses.  Last week I asked for people’s experiences with the different options for sunglasses for kids with glasses, so here’s my round-up of the three options,Continue reading “Round up of sunglasses options for children with glasses”

Reader question – baby not keeping her glasses on anymore

This question came in from Nicole, whose 6 month old, Penny, wears glasses because of congentital cataracts. I need a little bit of help. The last few days or so, I cannot get Penny to keep her glasses on. I can distract her for a few minutes, but as soon as I turn away, sheContinue reading “Reader question – baby not keeping her glasses on anymore”

Last day to vote in the Children’s Eye Foundation photo contest – updated

Update – the contest is now closed.  According to the website, results will be posted by July 10.  I wish I’d grabbed final numbers, but that doesn’t seem to be an option. It seemed like the photo contest would never end.  For months, people would ask me if the voting was over, and how ZoeContinue reading “Last day to vote in the Children’s Eye Foundation photo contest – updated”

Everything you wanted to know about children’s glasses

Danielle D. Crull (Miss Danielle) is an American Board of Opticianry Master-Certified Optician.   She specializes in fitting and dispensing glasses for children, and runs the website A Child’s Eyes, which has fantastic information about kids and glasses. Miss Danielle graciously agreed to do an interview with me focusing on choosing and fitting children’s glasses.  TheContinue reading “Everything you wanted to know about children’s glasses”

Your stories: The strongest one pounder you’ll ever meet – part 1

This story comes from Dina, the author of the blog Frazzled Working Mom.  Her older child has since been diagnosed on the autism spectrum and is legally blind; as a result, Dina has become an expert in navigating through the special education system to successfully advocate for him. She’s sharing the story of her son’sContinue reading “Your stories: The strongest one pounder you’ll ever meet – part 1”

Prevalence of refractive errors in young children: The Baltimore Pediatric Eye Disease study

I finally got around to reading the full article published in Ophthalmology on the Baltimore Pediatric Eye Disease study (link to the abstract, link to a press release). The study looked at nearly 2300 children ages 6 months to 5 years old. The researchers examined the children and recorded the refractive error and astigmatism toContinue reading “Prevalence of refractive errors in young children: The Baltimore Pediatric Eye Disease study”

Great web resource: A Child’s Eyes

I just stumbled across this page – A Child’s Eyes – and was struck by just how much great information is here – information on different types of frames, how to know if your child’s frames fit right, age-specific hints to get kids to wear glasses, and more.  I’ll add it to our list ofContinue reading “Great web resource: A Child’s Eyes”